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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rice Canyon Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED·NCES 060002710352
Rice Canyon Elementary
29535 Westwind Dr., Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 · (951) 471-2184 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
420 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.9pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 30.0% | 23.2% | 23.9% |
| Math | 15.8% | 23.2% | 35.4% | 25.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 45.9% |
| 2020-21 | 43.3% | 43.3% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 43.5% | 38.6% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rice Canyon Elementary
Rice Canyon Elementary's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Canyon Elementary this school | 596 | 70.5% | 45.2% |
| Golden West Elementary Manteca | 591 | 71.2% | 16.3% |
| James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes | 562 | 69.0% | 57.2% |
| Linwood Elementary Visalia | 537 | 68.3% | 49.0% |
| Magnolia Elementary Riverside | 535 | 73.1% | 49.3% |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary Vista | 579 | 69.1% | 47.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rice Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,054 of 5,151 | #77 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,357 of 5,172 ▼ 367 | #86 of 283 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,828 of 5,172 ▲ 394 | #70 of 283 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #834 of 5,116 | #28 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #1,436 of 5,915 | #175 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,125 of 5,352 | #63 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #2,821 of 5,354 | #119 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #2,929 of 5,625 | #207 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.5% | #316 of 3,837 | #4 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
-64 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 852
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 596 | 27.2 | 21.9:1 | 70% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 26.2 | 23.3:1 | 66% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 28.5 | 21.2:1 | 65% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 63% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 910 | 37.5 | 24.3:1 | 65% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 932 | 37 | 25.2:1 | 60% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 852 | N/A | N/A | 52% (445) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (910 to 596); teachers down 27% (37.5 to 27.2).
About Rice Canyon Elementary
Rice Canyon Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Lake Elsinore, California. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 596 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Lake Elsinore Unified runs 24 schools with a combined 20,539 students. Rice Canyon Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students are 68% of those enrolled at Rice Canyon Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Riverside County overall, about 51% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Rice Canyon Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 21.9:1 is based on 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. In all, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rice Canyon Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rice Canyon Elementary is 38.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.2%.
Looking at the county, Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Rice Canyon Elementary, Riverside County has 543 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Terra Cotta Middle, is about 0.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Rice Canyon Elementary places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Rice Canyon Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 596 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.4:1 to 21.9:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Rice Canyon Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Elsinore Unified
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Elsinore HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- David A. Brown MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
Other schools in Lake Elsinore
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Lakeland VillageElementary · 909 students
Nearby schools
- Terra Cotta Middle0.6 mi · 1,026
- Withrow Elementary1.1 mi · 583
- Alberhill Elementary1.4 mi · 485
- Machado Elementary1.8 mi · 531
- Lakeside High2.3 mi · 1,687
- Luiseno2.3 mi · 819
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Canyon ElementaryHow many students attend Rice Canyon Elementary?
Rice Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rice Canyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rice Canyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rice Canyon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rice Canyon Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rice Canyon Elementary?
Rice Canyon Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 68% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rice Canyon Elementary public or private?
Rice Canyon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Elsinore Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.